Another celebrity hot search overturned?
When "Xi Huazhi" was actually launched, the male protagonist Hu Yitian was ridiculed as not suitable for ancient costumes and his appearance was too "ugly".
But it didn’t take long for the hot search reversal of “Hu Yitian, I was too loud to you before ”. The hot search originally meant that Hu Yitian counterattacked with the charm of his character. The more the audience watched, the more handsome he became.
Of course, when I clicked on the comment area, the hotly searched topics seemed not to be widely recognized.
popular comments still suggest that Hu Yitian "stay away from ancient puppets".
Many netizens said that after seeing such hot searches, their voices of dissatisfaction with the male protagonist's image became "even louder".
Coincidentally, the male protagonist was ridiculed as "ugly", and the female protagonist Jingyi was also embarrassed.
It can be seen from the hot comment section of "Xi Huazhi" that many of the first wave of viewers expressed their opinions that they were "created" by the appearance of the male and female protagonists. They not only advised them to stay away from ancient puppets, but also used some discriminatory vocabulary. Out.
Are actors really ugly?
takes the time back to when the two actors first debuted. Hu Yitian was the cool school boy in "To Our Simple Little Beauty". The "Republic of China" series in the past two years has also made Hu Yitian's appearance more attractive. building.
Zhang Jingyi is the school beauty who can make people fall in love at first sight in "The Sky of the Wind Dog". In the follow-up hit "Light Me, Warm You", the audience even praised Zhang Jingyi's appearance. Quite respected.
Obviously, although the two actors cannot be said to be top-notch looks in the entertainment industry, they both have the label of good looks.
As for the appearance judgment of the two actors, there is only less than two years between the appearance of the two actors and the lotus root they eat now. Is it because the audience is too picky? Or is the actor's appearance plummeting?
Open "Xi Huazhi" and you will find the answer.
Zhang Jingyi is still the same as when she debuted. Every part of her facial features is very attractive, and her appearance is recognizable. In the drama "Cherishing Flowers", when Zhang Jingyi is seen alone, she also looks full of vitality. Zhou Zheng’s little girl. This image of
was ridiculed as "ugly" by the audience, which seems quite unfair at first glance.
can substitute character settings and costume themes, but it’s not unfair.
The "ugliness" that the heroine of "Xi Huazhi" gives the audience at first glance is not the "ugliness" in appearance, but the "abruptness" of the character's identity and image, because her character is that of a talented ancient master. Lady.
Although the screenwriter has added a wildflower-like tenacity and rebellious spirit to the character, which is different from the special growth experience of a boudoir lady in ancient times, the background of the character is still that of a lady from an official family.
What’s more striking about Zhang Jingyi’s temperament and image is her healthy and powerful beauty.
Both are beautiful, but they are beautiful in different ways.
is just like Bamei and Paifeng in "The Female Generals of the Yang Family". They are also female generals with perfect charm. Their background and lifestyle since childhood still show different traces of beauty on them. They are irreplaceable. .
Let’s look at Hu Yitian, the male protagonist of “Xi Huazhi”, he is not unfair at all when he is ridiculed for his appearance in this drama.
's appearance is not good-looking, and his face is not good-looking either. When he is embarrassed, the visual effect is hard to describe.
It’s hard to imagine that there would be such a big contrast between the looks in the Republic of China-themed movies when they were put into ancient costumes, but looking back at Hu Yitian’s Hua Wu Que, it’s actually not that great. His first costume film was only good at that time with the help of filters. It can be considered unsatisfactory.
Today's "Xi Huazhi" has more completely exposed the incompatibility between his appearance and ancient costumes.
Regarding this situation, most fans will look for reasons from issues such as makeup and hair style, director's aesthetics, etc. The hair condom is higher or shorter, the shape of the eyebrows, etc., may affect the actor's appearance.
Sometimes the celebrity team seems to agree with this analysis. When Min, the female director of the fairy puppet "Jade Bones", was ridiculed, she released a video showing off her appearance in ancient costumes.
Objectively speaking, makeup and director's aesthetics do have a great influence on the appearance of actors. Zhu Ruibin, the director of "Xi Huazhi", is famous for only focusing on the narrative rhythm and having a very strange taste in visual effects.
The impact he took on the soles of the fairy's feet was so strong that I may never forget Chapter 7.
It is reasonable to attribute the poor visual effects of Zhang Jingyi and Hu Yitian in "Cherishing Flowers" to him and the makeup. The past seven episodes have also summarized a large number of TV series that were delayed by assembly line makeup and camera language. .
However, good-looking actors have been criticized as "ugly". In addition to these objective factors, there is another very important reason that many people tend to ignore, and that is the compatibility of the actors themselves with the subject matter and roles.
The public's highest praise for acting skills is that the actors' performances are like "chameleons". No matter what kind of role they can use their acting skills to fit it, making the audience feel the charm of the superb performance.
Acting skills are always the biggest bargaining chip for actors to present their roles. There is no doubt about this, but we also have to admit that the natural conditions of most actors, such as appearance and style, will determine that their adaptability cannot be infinitely inclusive.
Take the two actresses Yuan Quan and Jiang Qinqin who are very popular with the audience as examples.
These two have been known as domestic entertainment beauties since their debut, and both of them are beautiful in their own way.
Yuan Quan's beauty is more towards modern fashion beauty, and she also has a kind of straightforward temperament. Her deep facial features are her characteristics, but at the same time it limits her adaptability. She is very eye-catching when acting in modern themes.
If you play a costume role, you can only rely on your acting skills.
8080 Audiences born in the 1990s love Su Ying in "Little Fish and Flowers". No matter the actor's acting skills or the charm of the character, she can conquer the audience. She is the white moonlight and Yi Yi in the hearts of many people.
But if you remove the character filter and acting bonus and just look at the image, it is far less eye-catching.
Maybe he also knows that he is not suitable for the image of ancient costumes. Yuan Quan rarely takes on costumes in his career as an actor. Apart from the occasional supporting role, the only heroine in costumes he took was in the martial arts drama "Sentimental Mandarin Duck and Ruthless Sword".
Her appearance is actually very beautiful when pulled out alone, especially when compared with the protagonists in current costumes, this image is very impressive. But compare it with the appearance that is really suitable for ancient costumes, and you will understand why she only took over the heroine in this film.
For example, replace Jiang Qinqin.
Yuan Quan plays the heroine of a costume drama. If the plot is not extremely brilliant, you may forget it after watching it once, but Jiang Qinqin plays the heroine of a costume drama. No matter what the plot is, you can always remember her stunningness.
She is very beautiful, with a classical temperament. Almost all the well-known ancient beauty characters can be quickly integrated into her body, and can move people's hearts. Qiong Yao gave her the stage name "Shui Ling", which captured her image as an actress. Essence.
But if Jiang Qinqin was cast in urban dramas, especially workplace dramas, she would still be praised by the audience for her beauty when she was young, but she might not be as eye-catching as Yuan Quan because her image advantage is not in this field.
encounters areas where his basic conditions are not suitable. Even if he controls it with a "strength" skill, it is difficult to maximize the effect. Just like , Yuan Quan's performance as Xi Shi is definitely not as charming and charming as Jiang Qinqin, and Jiang Qinqin's performance as Tang Jing is also difficult to win. Over Yuan Quan's capable and intellectual .
It’s not that one of them is inferior to the other, but the appearance determines the areas where they work best.
Before the advent of the traffic era, although there were many irregularities in the casting of actors and the film and television industry, for example, Ren Xianqi’s Jin Yong male protagonist series was really the first experience of the post-8090 generation being disillusioned with handsome heroes when they were young.
There are also some actors who gradually become accepted by the audience after constantly honing their adaptability. TVB likes to use this model of cultivating artists. Artists such as Chen Hao, Myolie Wu, and Xu Zishan who were not suitable for ancient costumes were created in this way. .
But viewers who are familiar with TVB dramas should still remember how harshly these people received bad reviews for their appearance when they played the leading roles in their early days. The actor's acting skills were only part of the reason why they were able to reverse their reputation. The influence of TVB's scripts at the time was what they were confident about. source.
Nowadays, TVB’s creativity has declined. When the quality of the scripts does not have enough advantages, if they continue to promote artists in the same way, the effect will obviously not work. Not only will they fail to impress mainland audiences, but even local popularity will tend to be divided by competitors.
Under normal circumstances, for the sake of the effect and better development of the work, most actors and producers will still put suitability in an important position, especially actors in the growth stage. Actors often star in images that are opposite to their suitability. , may be counterproductive.
In the current film and television industry, adaptability has gradually been abandoned by both producers and actors.
In the beginning, there will be actors who will selectively ignore the abruptness of their images because of their acting skills or character filters and role popularity. There have been actors like Mark in "A Thousand Bones of Flowers" and Zhao Youting in "Three Lives, Three Worlds and Ten Miles of Peach Blossom". A controversial but still popular case.
Perhaps it is this kind of case that has had success, which makes actors and producers think that they can easily succeed even if they give up on casting suitability. There are more and more cases where the role does not fit the image of the actor, but the final result is not that good. ideal.
00hua Li Gengxi has a highly recognizable appearance with a girly and story-telling feel. She is very suitable in urban dramas, suspense dramas, school dramas, and modern romance films. She has frequently appeared in the industry from Qiao Yingzi to Shen Mo, so she can play the role of a beauty in ancient costumes. It can no longer be ordinary.
Zhang Jingyi, who acted in a costume drama for the first time and was criticized for her appearance, is actually very similar to the actress Mei Ting in some aspects. They look completely different, but they both have a kind of vibrant beauty. This kind of beauty can be seen in period dramas, Republic of China dramas, It will be very brilliant in modern dramas.
It’s a pity that Mei Ting chose the right route and maximized her suitable field. After becoming famous, it is also remarkable to challenge a prestigious female role in ancient costume. However, Zhang Jingyi was eagerly pushed into a role that she was not suitable for. Go up.
This is also a common problem in domestic entertainment nowadays.
Popular celebrities, or potential newcomers with strong company capabilities, are often placed in works with good IPs that are not suitable for them. The most popular ancient puppet themes, which also require the highest adaptability, are the hardest hit areas.
From being ridiculed in "Gu Chou 101" to "Xi Huazhi", the good-looking actors also overturned because of their appearance. Not only have most viewers not been "tamed" by the industry's aesthetics, they are also increasingly concerned about the "judgment of appearance" ".
When this kind of phenomenon can change, it depends on when the backlash can really hit the producers hard.
